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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1890
Page
4
The Boston Post reports the steamship City of Rome avoided immediate sinking after striking Fastnet Rock when a bulkhead sliding door closed in time. Experts say full speed in fog could have doomed the vessel, refuting the view that speed ensures safety.
A cor respondent notes many Britannica articles are American written and copyrighted in the United States and questions the legality and morality of reprinting without permission. The Funk and Wagnalls firm and Wanamaker face criticism for selling a cheap Britannica edition while defending their actions as lawful and harmless.
The State Department rejects the British proposed modus vivendi leaving Behring Sea disputes unresolved as sealing begins. Revenue cutters leave Seattle to pursue poachers with orders to dismantle vessels and confiscate outputs, risking a clash with Britain.
The amended measure aims to remove grade crossings with balanced impact on railroads and municipalities. Some House members oppose shifting all costs to railroads, noting existing crossings often rest on railroad responsibility while towns also bear burdens.
The debate supports a sliding scale for costs with railroads paying 65 percent, towns 10 to 15 percent, and the state cap at 500000 annually. The new bill aims to gradually remove dangerous grade crossings, noting flagmen have not prevented fatal accidents and highlighting Boston’s Roxbury crossing as a priority.
The piece critiques tariff measures aiding private interests, notes Chicago’s front-seat bias on cable cars, and questions social etiquette. It recalls Jesuit compensation in Canada with a Protestant split and a Belgian royal marriage intrigue, plus a New York court suit and Depew’s Chicago visit.
Washington dispatch reports Republican Senators on the finance committee finished review of tariff schedules including chemicals oils and paints. The piece critiques Senator Sherman and cites a Dever & Co. letter showing how trusts hurt exporters while warning that altered duties could curb monopolies and aid consumers.
The Grand Opera House audience applauded Alexander Salvini in Don Cesar de Bazan after leaving The Three Guardsmen. Critics praised his sincere artistry and memorable moments while noting faults to improve with experience. Lane, Archer, and Horning provided capable support in the cast.
The class of 90 at Amherst selects seven men to compete for the $100 Hardy prize for best extemporaneous speaking. Contestants include W. C. Burns E. Duffy C. R. ui . tu. Mc Fadden A. A. McGlashan A. B. MacNeill C. S. Whitman and E. S. Whitney. One speech will occur at Commencement.
A Boston observer laments the suppression of the Music Hall Pops and argues the concerts kept thousands from saloons, promoting quiet, temperate amusement. He contrasts transformed local saloons with the humane dog tale and praises garden parties for June, noting their light fare and cheerful social tone. Here in Boston.
Empress Augusta Victoria suffers nettle rash and rests in bed. The Japanese Emperor plans a state coach costing 175900 dollars. Moody Merrill is reelected president of the Grafton County Agricultural Society. Ffolliott Paget, ex Mr. Charles Wyndham’s company, will play Aunt Jack in New York next season. Richard Mansfield serves lime juice and water to Beau Brummel audiences at Madison Square Theatre. Baron Von Zedwitz arrives on Werra from Bremen and Southampton to marry Miss Mary Elizabeth Caldwell. he is a German minister to Mexico and comes with prominent German Americans and relatives at the pier.
East Somerville Baptists form the East Somerville Baptist Society after members left Perkins Street Baptist Church. Services were held at Flint Street Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. W. S. Apsey as moderator and several pastors delivering addresses. The new society, led by Pastor Rev. C L. Rhoades, has bonded a lot at Broadway and New Cross Street for a church building.
Harvard College Overseers meet at 60 State Street and approve appointing and reappointing a large slate of instructors and clinical instructors for 1890 91 across English, medicine, engineering, mathematics, physics, and related fields. They name new chairs and modify titles including dental pathology and dental materia medica. The committee on Indo Iranian languages report is printed and women’s admission petitions are withdrawn. Adjournment set for June 24.
A Virginia University letter to the Post argues that Jefferson’s University of Virginia, opened in 1825, uses an elective, non fixed-class system with multiple schools, year divisions, and a high standard of honor. It notes entry age around nineteen, independent progress, and a pledge of academic integrity with no proctor supervision.
A collage of humor and social notes recounts quotes from DeWitt and Lossing on bold thieves Atlas and McKinley, a banker’s cashier fleeing to Canada, a German rifle test, immigrant hardships in New York, and a rock church on Greenwood Lake with a surrounding fishing scene.
The writer discusses Thomas Ticknor and his 1835 Harvard resignation letter praising a voluntary study system. He notes Virginia’s unique elective tradition, its postwar revival funded by Northern dollars, and a $470,000 bequest from a Dedham resident. The piece honors William B. Rogers and MIT’s Boston roots.
Gala evening at Chickering Hall featured Tremont School of Music pupils in instrumental and vocal selections. Notable performances included Drake Chadwick scherzo, Klein waltz, Hauser nocturne, and a lively audience response with flowers and repeated encores.
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